For my mother it’s the song “Pomp and Circumstance.” She could hear the hopeful notes being played as far away from a graduation ceremony as could possibly be (think Musak in the elevator), and she’ll still find herself welling up, imagining polyester gowns, squared-off caps and optimistic speeches that take too long.

Tears of joy — a phenomena that you’ll (hopefully) experience a lot as a parent. And the thing about crying happy tears is that you never know what will set you off. Maybe it’s a sweet homemade card or one of your kids doing something uncharacteristically nice for their siblings.

Whatever it is, despite you tears, you feel good inside and you are once again reminded how lucky you are to be a parent.

One Response to “Best of: Bringing Tears to Our Eyes”

Absolutely cannot listen to “Five Days Old”. Boy, was that an awkward moment, watching Nick Jr. with my two year-old and then having to swallow my own throat lest I let rip with a wailing sob just as Olivia turned to me grinning, cocked her head and said “Why’s yo face wook tho funny, mommy?”

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